What
Means
I. Freewill Doesn’t Mean We Can Do
Anything We Want.
A. We cannot control nature (Matt. 5:33-36).
1. Most things are under God’s control (Job
38:17-40).
2. He allows “time and chance” to influence
things (Ecc. 9:14), but He has the final
say over all things.
What
Means
I. Freewill Doesn’t Mean We Can Do
Anything We Want.
B. We are given the choice to serve Him or not
(Josh. 24:14-15).
1. In that realm of choice we can do as we
choose, but that doesn’t mean every
choice we make is best for us.
2. We, like the rest of creation must follow
God’s will.
What
Means
II. Freewill Doesn’t Mean We Can’t Reject
Spiritual Influences.
A. We can choose to reject God—but there are
consequences to this choice (Deut. 30:19-20).
B. We can choose to reject what our family has
taught us, but we will answer for our choices
(Ezek. 18:4-13).
C. We can reject the influence of faithful
brethren, but our rejection of truth doesn’t
change truth (2 Tim. 4:3-4).
What
Means
III. Freewill Means We Are Accountable for
Our Choices.
A. In maturity we grow to know to “refuse the
evil and choose the good” (Isa. 7:14-16).
B. We do not have to sin—there is always a
“way of escape” (1 Cor. 10:13).
1. We sin when we yield to our own desires (James
1:12-15).
2. We will answer for the choices we make (Rom.
14:12).
What
Means
IV. Freewill Means We Must Shape Our Will.
A. We must be willing to deny our own will
(Matt. 16:24).
B. This is one of the most powerful lessons
Jesus teaches us in the garden—a heart that
will say, “not as I will, but as You will” (Matt.
26:39).
1. “Your will be done, on earth as it is in
heaven” (Matt. 6:10).